In most states, you pay taxes only on the actual lease payments, so leasing can put you even further ahead (see number 3 below). Plus, you typically don't have to bring cash to the table for a lease.
Q&A. The differences between an unadjusted trial balance and an adjusted trial balance are the amounts recorded as part of the adjusting entries. Adjusting entries include the accrual of revenues that were earned but were not yet recorded, and the accrual of expenses that were incurred but were not yet recorded.
The adjusted trial balance is completed after the adjusting entries are completed. This trial balance has the final balances in all the accounts and is used to prepare the financial statements. The post-closing trial balance shows the balances after the closing entries have been completed.